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Seoul Police Chief Charged in South Korea Crowd Crush
[ad_1] Prosecutors in South Korea have indicted the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, charging him with contributing through negligence to the Halloween crowd crush in Seoul in 2022 that killed nearly 160 people, officials said. The police chief charged on Friday, Kim Kwang-ho, is one of the most senior government officials to face criminal charges stemming from the…
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A Message From the Premier League’s Rules-Free Future
[ad_1] In the summer of 2025, after Manchester City’s acquittal via appeal on 115 charges of breaching the Premier League’s financial regulations, the league’s clubs voted to abolish their discredited Profit and Sustainability Rules, the set of guidelines created years earlier in the failed hope they might prevent teams from spending themselves — and everyone else — into ruin. The…
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Italian Culture Official Investigated in Stolen Art Case
[ad_1] A deputy culture minister in Italy is under investigation, accused of laundering stolen goods, in particular a Baroque painting that had been reported stolen from a castle in Piedmont, Italy, a decade ago. The deputy minister, Vittorio Sgarbi, who is an art historian and critic, as well as a media personality, has said he is innocent. The tale of…
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Germans Push Back as Far Right’s Influence Grows
[ad_1] Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets in protest against the far-right party Alternative for Germany, known as AfD, in recent days. Legal scholars are discussing whether the party can be banned. Political leaders are warning of a fundamental threat to society. “I will say it clearly and harshly: Right-wing extremists are attacking our democracy,” Chancellor…
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Dormitory Fire Kills 13 in Central China
[ad_1] A fire in the dormitory of a kindergarten and elementary school in central China killed 13 people, Chinese state-owned news media reported on Saturday. A 14th person was being treated for injuries in a hospital after the fire broke out late Friday night, China Central Television said. The blaze was extinguished quickly, and the head of the school was…
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German Lawmakers Agree to Ease Path to Citizenship
[ad_1] Lawmakers in Berlin approved legislation allowing shorter waiting periods before naturalization and the possibility of dual citizenship, ushering in changes that proponents say will draw more skilled workers to the country and that opponents warn will lessen the value of German citizenship. “Our reform is a commitment to a modern Germany,” Nancy Faeser, the country’s interior minister, said in…
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In No Position to Fight a War, Pakistan Seeks an Off-Ramp With Iran
[ad_1] When Iran and Pakistan traded airstrikes this week, both targeting what they said were militant camps, the exchange raised fears that the upheaval sweeping the Middle East was moving into new territory. To Pakistan, which was hit first, it was important to send a clear message that violations of its sovereignty would not be tolerated. But the Pakistani military…
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Quebec Man Pleads Guilty to What He Accused the Government Of: Starting Wildfires
[ad_1] A Quebec resident who last summer had shared conspiracy theories online suggesting that the Canadian government was deliberately starting wildfires to convince people climate change is happening has now pleaded guilty to setting more than a dozen fires. Brian Paré, 38, pleaded guilty to lighting 14 fires in the Chibougamau area of Quebec between May and September 2023. Last…
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Biden Presses Netanyahu on Working Toward a Palestinian State
[ad_1] President Biden pressed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel on Friday to agree to the creation of a Palestinian state after the war in Gaza is over and raised options that would limit Palestinian sovereignty to make the prospect more palatable to Israel. Hoping to overcome Mr. Netanyahu’s strenuous resistance, Mr. Biden floated the possibility of a disarmed Palestinian…
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U.S. Strikes More Houthi Targets in Yemen
[ad_1] For the sixth time in 10 days, the United States on Friday said it had destroyed Houthi missiles in Yemen that were poised to attack merchant and military vessels in the Red Sea, a pattern of strikes that the White House says will continue for the foreseeable future to weaken the militia group. The U.S. military hit three Houthi…
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